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Holding a Brush

Hold the handle between the thumb and first finger, resting fingertips at the top of the brush. With a firm grip, dip half the bristles into the paint then wipe on the side of the can to remove excess. Use short strokes to apply the paint.

Using a Roller

To install Pour paint into the tray, dip the roller, then push it back and forth on the shallow part for even coverage. Don’t apply paint too heavily as it may splatter and use even pressure with criss-crossing strokes.

 

Using a paintbrush

Sound simple doesn't it? Using a paint brush should be instinctive. Well, there's good news and bad news. The bad news is that good painting technique is not instinctive. The good news is it is easy to learn and I'm going to show you how.

There is a process to proper paint brush usage and it involves these steps:

  • Brush Loading;
  • Paint Application and Paint Distribution;
  • Paint Smoothing or Evening Out.

    Let's learn the secrets of the pros!

 

Loading the Paint Brush

Nope, I'm not kidding. There is a right way to load paint onto the brush. You can either use paint from the paint can or pour some paint into a painting pail.
A couple of neat ways to carry paint with you as you paint using a brush are with these two products:
  • Paint Can Handle: For carrying a paint can around, the Canclaw hooks onto the can and provides a balanced handle.
  • Paint Pail: If you want to pour off paint into a paint pail, the most comfortable paint pail I've ever used is made by Bercom International and is called the Handy Paint Pail (also has disposable liners).
Whichever way you decide to carry the paint around, here's the way you properly load a paint brush.
  • Dip the brush directly into the paint up to 1/3 of the length of the bristles. This stops the brush from being overloaded with paint and prevents dripping.
  • Tap both sides of the brush lightly against the side of the can or pail. This loads the paint more on the interior of the brush.
  • Do not scrape the paint off the brush by dragging across the edge of the bucket. That just removes the paint and makes the brush ineffective.

 

Applying and Distributing Paint on the Wall: "Cutting In"


Typically you'll use a roller for large flat wall areas and a paint brush for "cutting in." Cutting in is a term used to describe painting the corners at walls and ceilings and around baseboards and door/window trim. The wall areas not cut-in would then be painted with a roller or paint brush. The paint brush is typically used to cut-in because it gives you the most control.
  • If you are right handed, cut in the wall at the ceiling corners from left to right. If left handed, paint right to left. This will give you visual control over how well the paint is flowing.
  • Press the brush against the wall just enough to flex the bristles and use the narrow edge of the paint brush when cutting in.
  • Convention has it that if the cut-in corner has two colors (wall / ceiling for example), then the lighter color paint would extend into the darker color area slightly and the darker color would be cut -in and painted on top of the lighter color. This way you don't have to worry about the lighter color not covering and reading the darker color underneath.

 

Applying and Distributing Paint on the Wall: Larger Flat Areas


If painting a larger wall area and not cutting in, you will use a different technique in applying and distributing the paint.
  • Holding the paint brush at about a 45 degree angle, paint the area using several diagonal strokes. Again, press the brush against the wall just enough to flex the bristles. It's OK if the paint goes on a little heavy here.
  • Next, distribute the paint on the large flat area with horizontal strokes.

 

Smoothing Out the Paint


Once the paint is applied and distributed on the wall or ceiling surface, the next step is to smooth it out.
  • This part is all finesse. Simply draw the brush lightly and across in long smooth strokes to make the painted surface even and eliminate brush strokes going in different directions. Always work (brush) into the wet paint.
  • At the end of each stroke, lift the paint brush from the surface. This action serves as a kind of feathering of the paint.

 

How to Store the Paint Brush When You're Not Finished Painting


OK, you're making great progress on the paint job and then you remember you have to pick the kids up from school! What do you do? Well the quickest and easiest way to store the paint brush when you'll be back to it within a few hours or even a few days is not to clean it at all! Simply take plastic wrap such as Saran Wrap, and tightly wrap the brush bristles. Be careful not to misshapen the bristles when wrapping.

 
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